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ArticleJournal of the International AIDS Society2014

HIV prevalence, incidence and risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Yangzhou and Guangzhou, China: a cohort study.

Qian-Qiu Wang, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yue-Ping Yin, Guo-Jun Liang, Rui-Li Zhang, Ning Jiang, Xi-Ping Huan, Bin Yang, Qiao Liu, Yu-Jiao Zhou and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02999243 (Development of an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among MSM), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02999243 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Development of an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Reduce HIV Risks Among MSM: Taking the Guess Out of Seroguessing

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2017 to 2018Enrolled27ConditionsHIV SerosortingArmsHIV self-testing, Harm reduction education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. High rates of Treponema pallidum, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, or Trichomonas vaginalis co-infection in people with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Qian-Qiu WangNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China; doctorwqq@163.com.
Xiang-Sheng ChenNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Yue-Ping YinNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Guo-Jun LiangNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Rui-Li ZhangNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Ning JiangNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Xi-Ping HuanJiangsu Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China.
Bin YangGuangdong Provincial Center for Skin Diseases and STD Control, Guangzhou, China.
Qiao LiuHainan Provincial Center for Skin Diseases and STD Control, Haikou, China.
Yu-Jiao ZhouGuangxi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China.
Bao-Xi WangNational Center for STD Control and Prevention, China Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Dermatology Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNGuangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control · CNHainan Center for Disease Control & Prevention · CNJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn China, the prevalence and incidence of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in large-sized cities have drawn much attention. In contrast, there has been a paucity of research focussing on the sexual health of MSM of medium-sized cities. This study fills this important gap in the knowledge by investigating the sexual health of MSM in a medium-sized city (Yangzhou) and a large-sized city (Guangzhou).

methodsA baseline survey and a prospective cohort study were conducted among MSM in Yangzhou and Guangzhou from July 2009 to September 2010. A total of 622 MSM (317 from Yangzhou and 305 from Guangzhou) were screened for eligibility. Prevalence and incidence of HIV infection, as well as its risk factors, were investigated.

resultsBaseline HIV prevalence was 14.5%, and overall HIV incidence density was 6.78 per 100 person-years (PY) among Yangzhou MSM. Risk factors for HIV prevalence that were significant in multivariate models were older age, married status, unprotected sex with female partners, sexually transmitted disease (STD)-associated symptoms and syphilis positivity. Risk factors for HIV incidence that were significant in multivariate models were STD-associated symptom and syphilis positivity. Compared to Yangzhou MSM, Guangzhou MSM had a lower HIV prevalence (6.2%; p<0.05) and lower overall HIV incidence density (5.77 per 100 PY). Risk factors for HIV prevalence that were significant in multivariate models were married status, unprotected anal sex with men and syphilis positivity. The single risk factor for HIV incidence that was significant in multivariate models was unprotected anal sex with men.

conclusionsThis study showed a high prevalence and incidence of HIV among Yangzhou MSM, which suggest a more serious HIV epidemic than that in large-sized cities. Further investigation targeting MSM in medium-sized cites is urgently needed to prevent the spread of the HIV epidemic in China.

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Homosexuality, MaleRisk-TakingAdolescentAdultChinaCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesUrban PopulationYoung AdultGuangzhouHIVincidencemen who have sex with menprevalencerisk behavioursYangzhou

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PMID25103308
PMCPMC4188039
OpenAlexW2062103742

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